Tonight I’ve been having a little fun using the Arpeggiator as a sort of MIDI delay. In this example, I’m using it for a rapid, slapback echo sort of effect that you might otherwise produce with the Simple Delay. I’m only feeding in one note at a time (not holding down chords the way […]
ARPEGGIATOR: MIDI DELAY, pt. 2
To make the Arpeggiator behave a bit more like a conventional delay, you have to engage the Hold switch: By default, Hold takes any note you input and repeats it indefinitely. However, by turning up the Repeat knob, you can specify a specific number of repeats: (tip continued below) ~*~*~*~*~*~ THANKS FOR SUPPORTING LIVE TIPS! […]
ARPEGGIATOR: FUN WITH VELOCITY
Hopefully the last couple of tips have made the point that Arpeggiator is not just a device that eats chords and craps Baba O’Riley. I find that exploring what it can do with one note at a time really helps to demystify some of its more interesting features. The nifty thing about the Velocity section […]
ARPEGGIATOR: TAKING STEPS
The Steps setting can be used to generate some fun pitch effects when along with some of the delay-style effects we’ve been looking at. For example: In the example above, the sound being triggered is a percussion sample. The Rate, Gate and Velocity settings generate a series of rapid repeats which fade away quickly […]
ONE SCALE, MANY MODES
Someone just asked me a question about creating custom Scale presets. Scale is used to force all incoming notes to conform to a particular scale. While the Scale’s interface is perfectly logical, it’s pretty tricky to wrap one’s head around. I’m not really going to get into explaining it except to say that it’s […]
TRANSPOSE VS. BASE
If you take a look at the Scale device, you’ll notice that right below the Base knob, there’s a Transpose control. And yet, I said you should use Base when changing the key of a preset scale… The difference is that Base simply transposes the scale, while Transpose will transpose each incoming note. Er, or […]
SEE THE REAL FREEZE
Sometimes when editing a frozen track, it can be tricky to get the editing just right because you can’t really see what you’re editing. What you need to see is the actual waveform generated when the track is frozen, rather than the original audio or MIDI. The trick here is to display an automation lane, […]
KEY MAP TO A/B
When mixing, it’s really nice how easy Live makes it to A/B different effect settings or configurations – even when spread across multiple tracks. For example, earlier today I wanted to compare two different EQ settings on a layerd bass part. I wanted to hear what it sounded like to boost the lows in […]
THE BEST THING EVER
Yeah, that’s right. I velcroed a NanoKontrol to my macally keyboard. Read it and weep, people. Go ahead and cry like a little girl. Let it all out. For me, this really is a big deal because I’m constantly working on improving the ergonomics of my workspace. And, in particular it addresses an issue that […]
MIDI MACRO CLIPS
One of the nice things about Live is powerful and simple to configure remote control. Manipulating Live’s interface using MIDI controllers or the computer keyboard is incredibly simple once you get started. However, you occasionally run into things that aren’t possible, or you want to automate a remote control action for live performance. For example, […]
